Adding references manually

You may need to add a reference manually to your EndNote library if the source is only available in print or the online direct export is not available. It is also useful to understand manual entry so that you can edit your entries.

From the EndNote toolbar select or References > New Reference.(Ctrl+N)

A new reference screen will appear.

Select the Reference Type from the drop-down menu at the top of the screen (the default is Journal Article).

Different reference types display different fields.

You only need to fill-in the fields required by your referencing style. Use the TAB key to move to next field.

Fields such as abstract, notes, keywords, label are for your benefit and will not appear in the bibliography you generate.

Use capitalization as recommended by the referencing style you prefer. Do not include special bibliographic formatting or punctuation except for commas or colons within a field. EndNote can adjust capitalization in titles of books and articles, but generally you should type your data as you want it produced in your bibliography.

The Options arrow (top right, circled in red) allows you to hide/show the Rating field.

Adding information to specific fields

Enter author surname followed by a comma and their initial(s) or first name e.g. Zaltsman, C. OR Zaltsman, Charles

Do not use punctuation if you enter the first name followed by the surname e.g. Charles Zaltsman

If there is more than one author, enter each name on a new line within the Author field (use the Enter key on your keyboard to go to another line).

When entering Corporate authors (organisations, Government departments etc) place a comma at the end of the name so that it will appear correctly in in-text referencing e.g. "Murdoch University," or "Department of Transport,"

NB: It is important that you are consistent with entering the author's name if there is more than one reference by the same author (which is why entering full first names is preferable). Inconsistency in entering author's names can cause unwanted initials in in-text references in your document.

Enter years as four digits e.g. "1999". When appropriate, enter "in press" instead of date or "n.d." for "No Date".

Enter the day and month as required by your referencing style, e.g. 28 March

Use this field to store personal notes about the item.

Tip:

This field can also store up to 16 pages of plain text. You can copy and paste direct quotes from an article here.

Place an * before and after text you can then search for this using EndNote at a later stage.

Allows you to attach a copy or link to a document (file):

Select References > File Attachment > Attach File. Locate the file and double click on it to attach a copy. References with attachments have a paper clip icon beside them.

If you want to create a link to the file instead, click on the reference and then select References > File Attachment > Attach File. Go to the bottom left corner of the dialog box and untick 'Copy this file to the default file attachment folder and create a relative link', find the required file and double click on it.

Once you have entered all the required information:

Click File - Close Reference or click on the X at the top right corner of the New Reference Window.

Click Yes to the message 'Do you want to save the changes you made to the reference?'

Your reference will now appear in the Preview or Tab panel at the bottom of the screen with a paper clip icon.

Video- manual data entry

Tips

You do not need to fill-in all fields in a Reference Type.

Use the Enter key to go to another line within a field.

Use the Tab key to move to the next field.

Use the Research Notes field to store any direct quotes you'd like to use in your document. Place an * before and after the text so that it is searchable using EndNote's search function at a later date.

Acknowledgements

This guide has been based, with permission, on the guide created by the King Edward Memorial Hospital Library.